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著 [zhe]: continuing to

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著 [着] zhe

particle
: a verb-suffix: continuing to, to be in process of doing; aspect particle indicating action in progress

著 [着] zháo

verb
: to be ignited; to touch; to feel; to be affected by; to burn; verb ending: to succeed in…

著 [着] zhāo

noun
: (chess) move; trick; to suffer from; all right!; (dialect) to add

著 [着] zhuó

verb
: to wear (clothes) [Cantonese only] : to contact; to use; to apply

著 zhù

adjective | verb
: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding

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着 | ぎ gi

noun | noun suffix
: clothes; outfit; uniform

著る OR 着る | きる kiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
: to bear (guilt, etc.)

著す | あらわす arawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to write; to publish

着く | つく tsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to arrive at; to reach
: to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

著する | ちゃくする chakusuru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to arrive; to reach
: to adhere
: to insist on
: to put on; to wear

着く | はく haku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear
: to affix a sword to one’s hip
: to affix a bowstring to a bow

著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushi

adjective
: striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)

着せる | きせる kiseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put clothes on (someone)
: to plate; to gild; to veneer
: to accuse (of some crime); to give (a bad name)

着ける | つける tsukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
: to furnish (a house with)
: to wear; to put on
: to keep a diary; to make an entry
: to appraise; to set (a price)
: to bring alongside
: to place (under guard or doctor)
: to follow; to shadow
: to load; to give (courage to)
: to keep (an eye on)
: to establish (relations or understanding)
: to turn on (light)

着こむ | きこむ kikomu

godan verb with mu ending
: to wear extra clothes
: to dress formally

着つけ | きつけ kitsuke

noun
: dressing; fitting; helping someone get dressed
: outer garment (in kabuki)

着れる | きれる kireru

ichidan verb
: to be able to wear; to fit into

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著 | ちょ cho

noun
: work; book
: (Suffix) (a book) by
: obvious; striking

着 | ちゃく chaku

counter
: counter for suits of clothing
: (Suffix) arriving at …

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漫: unrestrained

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漫 màn


: free; unrestrained; to inundate

Kun Reading

漫ろ | そぞろ sazoro

Na-adjective
: restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted
: (Adverb) (of an emotional or psychological state) for some reason

漫ろに | そぞろに sozoroni

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely

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まん man

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塊: lump; currency (coll.)

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塊 [块] kuài

measure word
: lump (of earth); chunk; piece
: measure word for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
: colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢

Kun Reading

塊 | かたまり katamari

noun
: lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster

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かい kai

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快: rapid; pleasant

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快 kuài

adjective | adverb
: rapid; quick; speed
: rate; soon
: almost; to make haste
: clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken
: gratified; pleased; pleasant

Kun Reading

快い | こころよい kokoroyoi

adjective
: pleasant; agreeable

快く | こころよく kokoroyoku

adverb
: comfortably; cheerfully; willingly; gladly

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快 | かい kai

noun
: pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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